Basic Indicators

Under-5 mortality rank

59

Under-5 mortality rate

1960

248

2002

77

Infant mortality rate (under 1)

1960

149

2002

51

Total population (thousands)

2002

143809

Annual no. of births (thousands)

2002

4192

Annual no. of
under-5 deaths (thousands)

2002

323

GNI per capita (US$)

2002

360

Life expectancy at birth (years)

2002

61

Total adult literacy rate

2000

40

Net primary school
enrolment/attendance (%)

1996-2002*

89

% share of household income 1990-2000*

lowest 40%

22

highest 20%

41

Nutrition

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Under-5 mortality rank

59

% of infants with low birth weight

1998-2002*

30

% of children
(1995-2002*)
who are:

exclusively breastfed
(<6 months)

46

breastfed with complementary food (6-9 months)

78

still breastfeeding (20-23 months)

87

% of under-fives (1995-2002*) suffering from:

underweight
moderate & severe

48

underweight
severe

13

wasting
moderate & severe

10

stunting
moderate & severe

45

Vitamin A
supplementation coverage rate
(6-59 months)

2001

90t

% of households consuming iodized salt

1997-2002*

70

Definitions and data sources

Health

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Under-5 mortality rank

59

% of population using improved drinking water sources 2000

total

97

urban

99

rural

97

% of population using adequate sanitation facilities 2000

total

48

urban

71

rural

41

% of routine EPI vaccines financed by government 2002

total

100

% immunized 2002

1-year-old children
TB

95

1-year-old children
DPT3

85

1-year-old children
polio3

85

1-year-old children
measles

77

1-year-old children
HepB3

-

pregnant women tetanus

89

(%) under-fives with ARI

1998-2002*

18

(%) under-fives with ARI taken to health provider

 1998-2002*

27

Oral rehydration rate (%)

1994-2002*

49

Malaria: 1999-2001

% under-fives sleeping under a bednet

  -

% under-fives sleeping under a treated bednet

-

 % under-fives with fever receiving anti-malarial drugs

-

Definitions and data sources

HIV/AIDS

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Adult prevalence rate (15-49 years), end-2001

<0.1

Estimated number of people living with HIV/AIDS, end-2001

adults and children (0-49 years)

13000

children (0-14 years)

310

Median HIV prevalence among pregnant women (15-24 years) in countries with adult prevalence over 1%

Year

-

all regions
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-

capital city
[# sites]

-

other urban
[# sites]

-

rural
[# sites]

-

HIV prevention 1996-2002* (15-24 years)

% who know condom can prevent HIV

male

-

female

-

% who know healthy-looking person can have HIV

male

29

female

22

% who have comprehensive knowledge of HIV

female

-

% who used condom at last high-risk sex 1996-2002*

Male (15-24 years)

-

Female (15-24 years)

-

Orphans

Children orphaned by AIDS (0-14 years)

 2001

2000

Orphan school attendance ratio